Darius the Great - Epic Iranian Music

Music by Farya Faraji, vocals by Ali Reza Berenjan, Samin Saadat and Farya Faraji, ney by ‪@AliFarbodnia‬ . The Epic Iranian series is a musical project where the sounds of modern Iranian music are used as a framing device for themes pertaining to Iranian history. The musical form and melody I've written here emulates the compositional styles of late Medieval Iranian music like the works of Abdulghadir Maraghi, whose works will become foundational to Ottoman Classical music. The modes are used chromatic alterations between Shur, Māhoor, and a medieval variant of Segāh. The instrumentation consist of zournas, santour, tar, setar and ney, with daf drums. The lyrics are in the Old Persian language of Antiquity and from the Naqsh-e-Rostam imperial necropolis.

Lyrics:
I am Darius the Great King.
King of Kings.
A great god is Ahuramazda.
Who created this earth.
Who created yonder sky.
Who created man.
Who created happiness for man.
Who made Darius king.
Son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenid, a Persian,
Son of a Persian, an Iranian, having Iranian lineage.